A popular Cumbrian visitor attraction has a summer packed full of activities for the family.
Windermere Jetty Museum is offering the following activities:
WRECKED! – Open until spring 2022
WRECKED! reveals a fascinating insight into the perils of Windermere’s long-lost ships. It prompts new thinking about the human impact on the lake and surrounding landscape and embraces a spirit of adventure with a family trail covering all corners of the museum.
Heritage Boat Trips – Daily
Currently, MV Penelope II is on the water and will shortly be joined by SL Osprey – together on the water for the first time. Step back into another era and enjoy a graceful cruise on Windermere.
Lakeshore Campfires – Daily during the summer holidays
Hire your very own secluded campfire hidden along the lakeshore. There’s fun for the whole family with den building activities, time to connect with nature or just a chance to sit and watch the world go by with the water lapping at your feet.
Relax on handcrafted seating underneath repurposed boat sails while toasting a marshmallow or two on a real charcoal campfire. Picnics are available to pre-order from our popular lakeshore café.
Campfires are available for the day from 10.30am – 4pm. The price is £30 for a family of six.
Fishy Tales – Sunday, August 1
Join storyteller Liz Fost during Lake District Summer Music for watery tales from around the world.
Meet Maggie the retired pirate and her hopeless assistant Boris in their seaside curiosity shop. Enter a world of mythical mermaids, luckless sailors and strange creatures from the deep, where every object comes with a story.
Liz brings tales to life with puppetry, comedy music and songs were specially written for four–eight-year-olds.
The Steamboat Association of Great Britain Boat Parade – Saturday, August 7
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Steamboat Association of Great Britain with a fantastic display of over 50 historic steamboats on Windermere.
On the Thursday boats will be decked out in bunting moored along the jetties and meet their wonderful owners who come dressed in period costume for an authentic experience.
The boats will then join the Steam Launch Osprey on a celebratory parade towards Ambleside on Saturday afternoon. This event is free, but museum entry is not included.
The Importance of Being Earnest – Saturday, August 14
An outdoor production of Oscar Wilde’s classic play of manners, affairs and handbags performed by just two rather dashing entertainers.
Windermere Jetty Museum and Slapstick Picnic cordially invites you to an inaugural summer tea party, where marvellous feats of performance and culinary capers await. Over tea and cucumber sandwiches, prepare to witness the impossible – a play of manners, affairs and handbags performed by just two rather dashing entertainers.
Bring your own chair or blanket, a tasty picnic, and come dressed for the weather – the show will go on. Doors open at 6pm. Showtime starts are 7pm.
Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts house – House of the Setting Sun – Open until October 10
This exciting programme celebrates the enduring legacy of artistic exchange between Britain and Japan.
Set within the stunning interiors of the house, explore the interchange of influence between Japanese design and the British Arts & Crafts Movement with a new exhibition The Lure of the Floating World: Japan and its enduring influence and a family adventure trail that reveals a world of mythical and mysterious creatures inspired by Japanese popular culture.
